Growing Garlic

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Growing Garlic
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yass	Mar 10 2018, 01:57 PM Post #1
Administrator Posts: 3,640 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: April 8, 2009	I lost track of the tutorial I learned from and other tutorials are quite different. I'm finding a lot of good information and tips in my search though and I want to get them noted (wish I had with the original which I have down by memory only). Quote: For example, the standard advice on when to harvest garlic is to look at the leaves. When the bottom leaves start to brown but 3 or 4 green leaves still remain (some recommend 5 or 6, but not every variety has a lot of leaves), the time is right. Each green leaf represents an associated wrapper that can protect the bulb after it is harvested, so you want to make sure you have a few green ones left. http://barbolian.com/whats-wrong-with-my-garlic/ Quote: Garlic roots develop in the fall and winter, and by early spring they can support the rapid leaf growth that is necessary to form large bulbs, said Chip Bubl, a horticulturist with Oregon State University’s Extension Service. http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/2420/print Well, not having any luck finding original. What I can remember is that before planting spread a layer of blood meal a few inches below the garlic. (I removed about a third of the soil in my planter, spread the blood meal, replaced the soil then made my holes to insert the cloves.) After planting, give it a good watering, then don't even think about watering again until spring! I planted in late October and currently I've got lovely green shoots that have been coming up since January. I made a pot shelter to protect them from frost and we've had plenty of frost dates, and snow.
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yass	Mar 10 2018, 03:59 PM Post #2
Administrator Posts: 3,640 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: April 8, 2009	Between the time when the garlic pops up and summer solstice is the most critical time period for garlic. I'm in northern Maine, so that leaves 2 months, IF I'm lucky. Right now, I've still got snow and ice on some on my garlic. The more leaves that a garlic plant can grow during this time period, the larger the bulb, and the more cloves that it will make. Use nitrogen to stimulate leaf growth. Stop fertilizing after the summer solstice. The garlic plant will then use the nutrients in its leaves to make the bulb. If it doesn't have many leaves, the bulb will be small. People who live in warmer climates with longer springs often don't need to fertilize their garlic, but fertilization will still benefit the plants. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/1714884/what-type-of-fertilizer-to-use-on-garlic I hope it's true, that.
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